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• Early modern witch trials: Witchcraft and community

  

  Key stage

  KS5

  This set of documents relates to the witch craze in 17th-century England, focusing on attitudes in society and representations of witches.

• Elizabeth I’s monarchy, part one

  

  Key stage

  KS4–⁠KS5

  This resource covers key points in the early years of Elizabeth's reign, including the question of her marriage and the tempestuous life of Mary Queen of Scots.

• Elizabeth I’s monarchy, part two

  

  Key stage

  KS4–⁠KS5

  The records in this resource illustrate key points in the later years of Elizabeth I's monarchy, including the Spanish Armada.

• Examine an anti-Poor Law poster

  

  Key stage

  KS1–⁠KS3

  Use this lesson to interrogate with your students an anti-Poor Law poster from 1837. What can it tell us about the lives of poor people at the time?

• French Revolution: The British reaction

  

  Key stage

  KS5

  Use primary source material from 1789 to assess and interrogate how the British government reacted to news of the French revolution.

• Great Fire of London: How London changed

  

  Key stage

  KS1–⁠KS3

  Use this lesson to work with original documents which tell the story of the Great Fire of London in 1666.

• Hong Kong and the Opium Wars

  

  Key stage

  KS5

  Use this lesson, aimed at key stage 5 classes, to find out the causes behind the First Opium War and how Hong Kong became part of the British Empire.

• Indian independence, part one

  

  Key stage

  KS4–⁠KS5

  This set of documents allows key stage 4 and 5 students to explore the subject of Indian independence and partition in 1947. Part one covers the years to 1947.

• Indian independence, part two

  

  Key stage

  KS4–⁠KS5

  This set of documents allows key stage 4 and 5 students to explore the subject of Indian independence and partition in 1947. Part two covers the events of 1947.

• Jews in England in 1066

  

  Key stage

  KS3–⁠KS4

  This lesson uses original documents from 1066-1216 to examine why Jewish families settled in England and their relationship with the English crown.

• Jews in England in 1290

  

  Key stage

  KS3–⁠KS4

  This lesson explores the worsening relations between Christians and Jews in the latter half of the 13th century.

• Jews in England, 1216–1272

  

  Key stage

  KS3–⁠KS4

  This lesson explores the prosperity and persecution of Jews in England from 1216–72.